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Grammy WinnerRebecca St.James“True Love Waits”By DAVE GEISLER

On February 23, 2000, Rebecca St. James won her first
Grammy Award, for Best Rock Gospel Album. A native of Australia, she is
also the youngest performer ever to be nominated for the prestigious Dove
Award for New Artist of the Year. Rebecca wows audiences with her pure voice
and pure soul.

Hard work paid off for Rebecca as she scooped up
her Grammy for “Pray” at the 42nd annual Grammy Awards. In her acceptance
speech at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, she said, “First, I want to
thank God. He is my best friend, the reason I live, my inspiration and
the reason I do what I do.”

It’s no wonder Rebecca’s albums are so popular.
Her music videos, “No Secrets” and “You’re the Voice,” show she’s as talented
as any female rocker in the world. However, what really separates Rebecca
from other rockers are her views on God, love and life.

Purity is a very important virtue to this 23-year-old
singer. Rebecca is a virgin and she says she’ll remain one until she gets
married. On her right ring finger, she wears a gold band. During a concert
in Colorado Springs, she told her audience: “I’d like to tell you about
this ring I’m wearing. It is a promise ring, and when my parents gave it
to me, they said it was to symbolize my commitment to wait until marriage
to have sex. I can tell you right now, I will be waiting for that special
person God has planned for me.”

As a national spokeswoman for the True Love Waits
campaign since age 16, Rebecca has spoken to hundreds of thousands of teens
about the benefits of saving sex for marriage. Her views of love are deeply
grounded. Unlike Hollywood, where love is often portrayed as a “spell”
you fall under, or an urge that makes you “love-crazy” to jump into bed,
Rebecca speaks of love as patient, kind, never jealous or envious, never
boastful or proud, never selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own
way.

What does Rebecca think of “safe sex” campaigns?
Not much. She has more confidence in kids, and she says, “I don’t buy the
argument that teenagers can’t control themselves or that they need to be
taught to use birth control devices to protect themselves. Teenagers
can handle the pressure. I have seen thousands of teenagers sign commitment
cards pledging themselves to wait until marriage.”

Thousands of young women write Rebecca to thank
her for taking a stand. Some letters come from women who’ve fallen for
sex outside of marriage. One woman wrote, “I’ve had troubles my whole adult
life as a result of the bad choice to have remarital sex, which led
to an abortion, a bad marriage and divorce.”

Rebecca’s fans love her music and her encouraging
words about life and its purpose. “Your teenage years are a gift,” she
points out. “Use them wisely. You can make a difference in this world by
giving your life to serving and helping others who are less fortunate.
Your teenage years are a great time to be active. . . You can be a voice
of hope in this world. If you are willing to take a stand for what is right,
God can use you.”

Rebecca’s Bio

BORN: July
26, 1977, in Sydney, Australia. Rebecca now lives in Nashville, Tennessee,
with her parents and six younger brothers and sisters.

UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT:
“On December 29, 1991, I got to watch my little sister, Libby, be born.
To see how God created her so perfectly was an indescribable moment in
my life. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to work with crisispregnancy centers and really share from my own
experience how God has a purpose for every baby formed in the womb.”

FUTURE GOAL:
“I’d like to get married and have a big family. My goal is seven to 10
kids, God willing.”